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labored

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. labored (adjective)
  2. labor (verb)

labored

adj

Definition of LABORED

: produced or performed with labor <labored breathing>; also : lacking ease of expression <a labored speech>
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Examples of LABORED

  1. The patient's symptoms included a rapid pulse and labored breathing.
  2. The movie's dialogue seems very labored.

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